Overview of the BAPI Module

This chapter introduces the SAP BAPI Module. The BAPI Module enables an integration broker to send business objects to SAP applications.

BAPIs are SAP's standardized Business Application Programming Interfaces that enable third parties to interact with SAP applications. They are implemented as RFC-enabled function modules for an SAP business object's methods.

This chapter contains the following sections:

Note:
A BAPI is an RFC-enabled function in an SAP application. In addition to BAPIs, the BAPI Module can be used to support any RFC-enabled function.

Copyright IBM Corp. 1997, 2004